Everyone Used To Flock To This Tiny Mississippi Town To Experience Its Healing Mineral Waters
Ramsey Springs was once a resort destination that people from all over would visit, hoping to be healed by the area’s mineral springs, which were thought to have healing powers. Now this town in Mississippi sits fairly abandoned; the resorts are long gone, and the springs have been capped, but for about 50 years, this Ramsey Springs was the place to be.
There are a handful of people (fewer than 20) that live in Ramsey Springs, so while this town isn’t technically a ghost town...it’s pretty close. And it sure does look like it.
As the story goes, a gentleman by the name of George Walker had a chronic stomach problem, and the indigenous people of the area directed him to drink from the spring. He did, and his stomach problems improved so much, that he told everyone about this magical spring.
It was pretty much booked solid during its heyday!
Unfortunately, after World War II, the popularity of Ramsey Springs faded. The Gulf Coast was being developed heavily, and folks were preferring to spend their days on Mississippi’s coastal beaches instead of the mineral springs.
Pictured above is where the pool was. Now, Mother Nature is taking Her territory back.
Have you heard the stories about Ramsey Springs before? Share them with us in the comments below! For more abandoned adventures, this unique hiking trail in Mississippi will lead you straight to an abandoned village.
Address: Ramsey Springs, MS 39573, USA
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